Litwin
Diamond Member
do you agree that these 2 tyrants are very similar in many ways ?
"The climate of 2014 is similar to conditions 75 years ago:
Amid economic slumps and war fatigue, short-term concerns crowd out long-term judgment. Both Putin and Hitler leveraged this to the fullest, confident that world leaders would put near-term interests ahead of invasions and cleansings perceived to be far away or provincial;
Europe’s extreme right-wing and far-right nationalist parties rally, stymieing the effective and forceful responses required;
International leaders are complicit in dismissing a sovereign nation’s right to self-determination. Putin invades, then seeks to negotiate Ukraine’s fate with others, often refusing to acknowledge Ukraine’s own government. Similarly, in 1938 Czechoslovakia was not invited to the Munich conference where the Czech Sudetenland was ceded to Nazi Germany.
Within this context, the compiled table of similarities and differences indicates the need for urgent and forceful action. The similarities make it clear that Putin is building on Hitler’s lessons learned; the differences show that Putin may pose a much graver threat. (See tables below).
Putin claimed he was protecting Russians from neo-Nazi and Fascist “Banderite” mobs, but they never materialized: those hordes never existed. On the contrary, the greatest threat to Russians, both in and outside of Ukraine, is Putin himself. His import bans and threats to cut off gas imperil their welfare. The separatists he armed blow up bridges, take civilian hostages, and destroy civil infrastructure. These are the acts of a terrorist. Putin simply wishes to exterminate Ukraine – and then anyone else he perceives to be in his way."
Ukraine of 2014 and Europe of 1938-1939: Similarities and differences |Euromaidan Press |
A Subtle Similarity Between Hitler and Putin
Why Boris Johnson was right to compare Vladimir Putin's World Cup with Hitler's Olympics
"The climate of 2014 is similar to conditions 75 years ago:
Amid economic slumps and war fatigue, short-term concerns crowd out long-term judgment. Both Putin and Hitler leveraged this to the fullest, confident that world leaders would put near-term interests ahead of invasions and cleansings perceived to be far away or provincial;
Europe’s extreme right-wing and far-right nationalist parties rally, stymieing the effective and forceful responses required;
International leaders are complicit in dismissing a sovereign nation’s right to self-determination. Putin invades, then seeks to negotiate Ukraine’s fate with others, often refusing to acknowledge Ukraine’s own government. Similarly, in 1938 Czechoslovakia was not invited to the Munich conference where the Czech Sudetenland was ceded to Nazi Germany.
Within this context, the compiled table of similarities and differences indicates the need for urgent and forceful action. The similarities make it clear that Putin is building on Hitler’s lessons learned; the differences show that Putin may pose a much graver threat. (See tables below).
Putin claimed he was protecting Russians from neo-Nazi and Fascist “Banderite” mobs, but they never materialized: those hordes never existed. On the contrary, the greatest threat to Russians, both in and outside of Ukraine, is Putin himself. His import bans and threats to cut off gas imperil their welfare. The separatists he armed blow up bridges, take civilian hostages, and destroy civil infrastructure. These are the acts of a terrorist. Putin simply wishes to exterminate Ukraine – and then anyone else he perceives to be in his way."
Ukraine of 2014 and Europe of 1938-1939: Similarities and differences |Euromaidan Press |
A Subtle Similarity Between Hitler and Putin
Why Boris Johnson was right to compare Vladimir Putin's World Cup with Hitler's Olympics
